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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Doctor’s Responsibility Of Keeping Secret
Dr. Zafer ZEYTINa
aMedeni Hukuk AD, Akdeniz Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi, ANTALYA
In patient-doctor relationship a good diagnoses and cure is the most important responsibility of doctor. Nowadays both for reasons of historical “trust relationship” pattern of doctor-patient relationship and developments in the area of human rights brought subordinate role of “keeping secrets” prime importance. “Keeping secret” principle is important in terms of social order and doctor-patient relations. Thus, there should be a burden upon doctor for keeping secret and in case of breach of this ruleit may have results both in the area of crime and liability law.Keywords: Patient rights, keeping secret, professional ethics, criminal law, liability lawTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2006, 14:77-82
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